A cumulative total of 649 793 confirmed COVID-19 cases in South Africa have been recorded with 1 579 new cases identified.
The total number of tests conducted to date is 3 918 478 with 15 692 new tests conducted since the last report.
The Department of Health reported 20 more COVID-19 related deaths: 4 from KwaZulu-Natal, 6 from Gauteng, 4 from Eastern Cape, and 6 from Western Cape.
This brings the total number of COVID-19 related deaths to 15 447.
South Africa’s recoveries now stand at 577 906 which translates to a recovery rate of 88,9%.

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